Arts & Culture
Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.
The Artist Edward Gorey—and Pets—at Harvard
Winter exhibits at Houghton Library
Excerpt from "Reading Obama," by James T. Kloppenberg
Deliberative democracy, philosophical pragmatism, and Barack Obama's conception of American governance
Profile of American suffragist Alice Paul
Brief life of a pioneering suffragist: 1885-1977
by Mary Walton
Review of "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead" by Rick Meyerowitz
Rick Meyerowitz’s Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is a compendium of the best pieces from the National Lampoon.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Profile of poet April Bernard
Romanticism, a new collection by poet April Bernard, mixes disillusionment with emotion and playfulness.
Excerpt from Helen Vendler, "Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries"
In a new critical work, Helen Vendler assesses one of Emily Dickinson’s deceptively simple early poems.
Llosa Nobel literature
The writer was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree in 1999.
A new history of Design Research, written by Jane Thompson
A new history of Design Research remembers how the store brought modern design to Harvard Square and the United States.
Melanie Thernstrom's "The Pain Chronicles" explores chronic pain
A new book by Melanie Thernstrom ’87 explores chronic pain, in the author's own life, across societies, and through history.
Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow's summer reading list
Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow discusses what's on her reading list, as well as the line between professional and pleasure reading, and her family's literary history.